Dying Fetus – Reign Supreme Review
Before I signed up to review this new Dying Fetus record, I was tangentially party to a conversation between my fellow MetalReview staffers Doug Moore and Dan “Dr. Obstapus” Obstkrieg wherein this pair of irrepressible …
Massive Assault – Death Strike Review
What the world needs now is another retro Swedish death metal band like I need a hole in the head. In the past few years, the spirit of Stockholm circa 1990 has been so thoroughly …
Cop Problem – Cop Problem Review
Philadelphia hardcore act Cop Problem debuts with this eponymous EP, three songs of d-beat-inf(l)ected hardcore dashed with crust and hints of grind. Formed in 2010 around the duo of guitarist Randon Martin and drummer Joshua …
General Surgery – A Collection Of Depravation Review
A Collection Of Depravation rounds up most of General Surgery’s post-reactivation EPs and splits, along with assorted other gurgling goodies for the de(a)dicated fan. Relapse recently reissued the band’s semi-classic 1991 Necrology EP with some …
Nunslaughter – Hells Unholy Fire Review
Nunslaughter poses something of an interesting question – in their twenty-five year existence, they’ve offered up approximately 118 releases, be those LPs or splits or EPs or live albums or compilations or demos or DVDs …
Unleashed – Odalheim Review
Since his unceremonious ouster from the seminal Nihilist, Johnny Hedlund has led Unleashed through eleven studio albums in twenty-three years. They’ve always consciously stood a few steps away from their Swedish compatriots – avoiding the …
Revel In Flesh – Deathevokation Review
The name of the band is taken from a song by Entombed / Nihilist. The title of the album is taken from a song by Dismember / Carnage, albeit with a “k” where a “c” …
Wolfbrigade – Damned Review
Southern Lord has been cornering the market on all things crusty and d-beat-y of late, so it was little surprise when they announced that they’d signed long-running Swedish act Wolfbrigade. Starting out in the mid …